Text 15] The Island of Jambidvipa 245

are full of stool and urine. If a person engaged in Krsna conscious-
ness, however, is also afraid of giving up his body, what is the use
of his having labored to study the sastras? It was simply a waste of
time.

PURPORT

At the time of death a materialist thinks of his wife and children. He is
absorbed in thinking of how they will live and who will take care of them
after he leaves. Consequently he is never prepared to give up his body;
rather, he wants to continue to live in his body to serve his society,
family, friends and so on. Therefore by practicing the mystic yoga
system one must become detached from bodily relationships. If despite
practicing bhakti-yoga and studying all the Vedic literature, one is afraid
of giving up his bad body, which is the cause of all his suffering, what is
the use of his attempts to advance in spiritual life? The secret of success
in practicing yoga is to become free from bodily attachments. Srila
Narottama dasa Thakura says, deha-smrti nahi ydra, sarnsdra-bandhana
kahan tara: one whose practice has freed him from the anxieties of
bodily needs is no longer in conditional life. Such a person is freed from
conditional bondage. A person in Krsna consciousness must fully dis-
charge his devotional duties without material attachment. Then his
liberation is guaranteed.

TEXT 15
TH ot ad gacdaattat
AITAATATAST |
fra dary aa aafaat
faate aii ara: aarafafa 124i

tan nah prabho tvam kukalevararpitam
tvan-madyayéham-mamatam adhoksaja

bhindyama yendsu vayam sudurbhidam
vidhehi yoga tvayi nah svabhavam iti

tat—therefore; nah—our; prabho—O my Lord; tuam—You; ku-
kalevara-arpitam—invested in this bad body full of stool and urine:
